Heart failure in the 21st century: A cardiogeriatric syndrome

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages

  Rich, M W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; BUMETANIDE; CALCIUM SENSITIZER; CAPTOPRIL; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FUROSEMIDE; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; METOLAZONE; METOPROLOL; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COUGHING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GERIATRICS; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME;

EID: 0035143859     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.2.M88     Document Type: Article

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